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Donkey

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

50.45044, -3.69389

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • ☕Roundhouse Café & Bar — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Mandarin Duck +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Mandarin Duck +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Melanostoma scalare, Black Oil-beetle, Solomon's-seal Sawfly +12 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Melanostoma scalare, Black Oil-beetle, Solomon's-seal Sawfly +12 more · last seen 2026

Free

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
John Musgrave Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRef JMHTRegional walking route
Torbay Totnes Trail (3T)Walking route
Named routeRef TTTLocal walking route
Dart Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeRef DVTRegional walking route
Orange WayWalking route560 km
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
Buckfastleigh to Totnes TrailWalking route
Named routeRef BTTRegional walking route
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Cycling

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route36 m
Named routeRef 2Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route505 m
Named routeRef 207Length 505 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route174 m
Named routeRef 207Length 174 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route10 m
Named routeRef 2Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Donkey, Dartington

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Donkey, Dartington

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Dartington Hall GardensUrban park100 m→✦Ruins and buried remains of the medieval great house at Dartington HallHistoric site100 m→✦SwansHistoric site200 m→🌱Borough ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Heath's GardenUrban park2.2 km→🌱Leechwell GardenUrban park2.4 km→

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